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I know a lot of W8's who would be Elmers for VHF weak-signal work. Note I am NOT talking about FM. I'm talking about the guys who do SSB and CW on VHF+ bands. Zack On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Radionut R <ranger2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from > this list > > Sorry.I am not divulging my location. Let's just say 8 land > > Ernie > > > On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 1:08 PM, Zack Widup <w9sz.z...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from > > this list > > > > Where do you live? > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Ernie Rice <ranger2...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe > from > > > this list > > > > > > Not true in my area! > > > > > > Ernie > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > On Oct 7, 2013, at 12:09, Zack Widup <w9sz.z...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe > > > from this list > > > > > > > > If you're limiting yourself to shortwave, that may be true. I got > > > > interested in VHF/UHF/microwave/mmwave weak-signal work a number of > > years > > > > ago. It's a whole new world. The others interested in this facet of > ham > > > > radio are not the same as most of the HF ops. Almost all are willing > to > > > > give a hand, get new people involved and on the air. Almost all are > > very > > > > technically competent and have something useful to contribute. Sort > of > > > > breathes new life into the hobby. > > > > > > > > 73, Zack W9SZ > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Ernie Rice <ranger2...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > >> > > > >> Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe > > > from > > > >> this list > > > >> > > > >> And most hams still won't help. I am letting my ticket expire > because > > > the > > > >> hobby is no longer fun or useful. Hams talk about CB ad chicken > band > > > or > > > >> low lives. Go to 80 m on any night and listen to the crap up there. > > > >> > > > >> Ernie > > > >> > > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > > >> > > > >>> On Oct 7, 2013, at 11:46, David Goren <shortwaveol...@mac.com> > > wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>> Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to > unsubscribe > > > >> from this list > > > >>> > > > >>> From reading the comments on the site, a lot of people use it as a > > > >> simulator to help them as they study for their ham licenses. Current > > > hams > > > >> use it as a way to elmer newcomers. That alone has some value, bec. > > > when I > > > >> tried to become a ham as a teen I found most didn't want to bother > to > > > lend > > > >> a hand. > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>>> On Oct 7, 2013, at 9:37 AM, Zack Widup wrote: > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to > unsubscribe > > > >> from this list > > > >>>> > > > >>>> If there are signals long-since departed from the airwaves on > > > >>>> Hamsphere, perhaps nostalgia? That's all I can think of. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> I picked up a small portable shortwave radio at a ham auction for > > $10 > > > >>>> a few months ago. It needed a bit of repair work but is a nice > > little > > > >>>> radio. I'm pretty sure similar radios for similar prices can be > had > > on > > > >>>> eBay. Also, my Yaesu VX-6 does a decent job of receiving on the > > > >>>> shortwave bands when it has a decent antenna. The only problem I > > might > > > >>>> see with those is the need for an adaptor for the SMA connector it > > > >>>> uses for the antenna. But those are also easy to come by. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> 73, Zack (W9SZ) > > > >>>> > > > >>>>> On 10/7/13, Rick Hampton <rickhamp...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > >>>>> Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to > > unsubscribe > > > >> from > > > >>>>> this list > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> According to the Wikipedia entry > > > >>>>> (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HamSphere) you're pretty much > dead > > on > > > >>>>> with your assessment. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> I ran across it a while back and couldn't understand why anyone > > would > > > >>>>> take the time to build something that emulates the worst part of > a > > > real > > > >>>>> radio circuit, and from the comments I've read, does so only > > poorly. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Apparently, there is a niche (but not a huge niche) for people > who > > > like > > > >>>>> the idea of dealing with noise, static, etc, but don't have the > > > >>>>> wherewithal to either get real radios or the license to operate > > them. > > > >>>>> That doesn't include me, but to each his own... > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Rick > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>> On 10/7/2013 7:28 AM, Kevin Elliott wrote: > > > >>>>>> Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to > > unsubscribe > > > >> from > > > >>>>>> this list > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> Can someone explain what the appeal of Hamsphere is? I have > played > > > >> with it > > > >>>>>> a few times, and I just can't get over the fact that nothing is > > > really > > > >>>>>> transmitting on frequencies. It's not much different than a > voice > > > chat > > > >>>>>> server with a ton of channels. It seems like a nice way to play > > with > > > >> the > > > >>>>>> concepts without needing the equipment, but other than a really > > > really > > > >>>>>> basic learning tool, how is it practical in any way? > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> There's something that having laws to restrict transmissions on > > real > > > >>>>>> frequencies and the need for relatively costly equipment that > > makes > > > >> real > > > >>>>>> transmissions that much more interesting, even if you're just > > > scanning > > > >>>>>> bands and not participating in amateur radio (which is also a > > > blast). > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> And doesn't hamsphere have some kind of subscription cost?! > > Please, > > > >> tell > > > >>>>>> me what the appeal is so I can die knowing. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> -Kevin > > > >>>>> ______________________________________________________________ > > > >>>>> Spooks mailing list > > > >>>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks > > > >>>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > > >>>>> Post: mailto:Spooks@mailman.qth.net > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > > >>>>> Please help support this email list: > > http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > >>>> ______________________________________________________________ > > > >>>> Spooks mailing list > > > >>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks > > > >>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > > >>>> Post: mailto:Spooks@mailman.qth.net > > > >>>> > > > >>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > > >>>> Please help support this email list: > http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > >>> > > > >>> ______________________________________________________________ > > > >>> Spooks mailing list > > > >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks > > > >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > > >>> Post: mailto:Spooks@mailman.qth.net > > > >>> > > > >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > > >>> Please help support this email list: > http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > >> ______________________________________________________________ > > > >> Spooks mailing list > > > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks > > > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > > >> Post: mailto:Spooks@mailman.qth.net > > > >> > > > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > > >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > >> > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > > Spooks mailing list > > > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks > > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > > > Post: mailto:Spooks@mailman.qth.net > > > > > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > Spooks mailing list > > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > > Post: mailto:Spooks@mailman.qth.net > > > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Spooks mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Spooks@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > > > -- > Remember that when you think you have it all figured out... you wake up to > start all over again! > Trust yourself and MOST times you will not be disappointed > ______________________________________________________________ > Spooks mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Spooks@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Spooks mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Spooks@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
